EU & foreign policy
EU & foreign policy

Sweden should support EU enlargement to include Ukraine.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 8 broadly agree and 0 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Centerpartiet Centerpartiet
Strongly agree
Ukraina ska bli EU-medlem. Sverige ska verka för att Ukraina blir medlemmar i EU under nästa mandatperiod.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on EU
Liberalerna Liberalerna
Strongly agree
Vi vill se en expressplan som gör att Ukraina steg för steg kan bli fullvärdig EU-medlem och en del av den europeiska demokratiska familjen.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Liberalerna on EU
Moderaterna Moderaterna
Strongly agree
Stödet för Ukrainas EU-medlemskap är särskilt viktigt för vår gemensamma säkerhet.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on EU
Sverige, EU och Nato måste tydligt markera mot den ryska aggressionspolitiken, stå upp för den europeiska säkerhetsordningen och visa vårt fulla stöd till Ukraina.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Kristdemokraterna on EU
Ukraina är en del av Europa. Vi stödjer Ukrainas suveränitet och därför dess rätt att själva ta ställning till om man vill närma sig EU eller Nato

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Vänsterpartiet on EU
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Ukrainian EU membership is the strongest long-term answer to Russian aggression in the region.
  • Enlargement has historically been the EU’s most successful foreign policy lever for democratic consolidation.
  • Ukraine’s commitment to reform under wartime conditions has been substantial and verifiable.
Against
  • A wartime accession process raises difficult questions about borders and security guarantees.
  • Adding a country of Ukraine’s size and agricultural sector creates major budget and policy adjustments.
  • Existing candidate countries in the Western Balkans have waited longer and could see Ukraine’s path as preferential.
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